HASSAN SALIM
Senior Analytics Specialist (Acting Chief Data Officer)
Summary
I consider myself a consensus driven communicator; who is able to liaise across various business units to promote organizational success; with the ability to provide robust modelling and reporting tools to facilitate executive-level decision making.
I possess strong analytical skills; to support business operations through the analysis of key performance indicators and trends.
I also have the ability to adapt to new technologies and possess expertise with MS office suite and visualization tools such as Tableau and PowerBI.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Analytics Specialist
Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority
08.2019 - Current
- Develop effective business intelligence strategies and analytics solutions
- Oversee analytics projects to extract, manage, and analyze customer data from multiple applications, ensuring that deadlines are met
- Apply statistics and data modeling to gain actionable business insights and boost organizational efficiency & productivity
- Conduct Industry research analysis to understand the Social sector landscape within the Emirate
- Communicate and track key performance metrics across departments
- Identify business opportunities and ensure customer satisfaction
- Manage cross-functional teams, review their performance, and manage schedules
- Generate reports of findings and present these to senior management
- Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
- Audit the compliance of BI data related policies, processes and best practices
- Produce visualizations and reports around the KPIs that are implemented to monitor the BI critical success factors
- Improve the resolution of incidents, problems, requests and access
- Support business analysts on data related policy, processes and best practices
- Support in the resolution of data integrity issues
- Create, monitor, and update owned data related processes.
Data Analyst
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)
11.2014 - 08.2019
- Identified and documented detailed business rules and use cases based on requirements analysis and BI strategy revisions.
- Researched and resolved issues regarding integrity of data flow into databases.
- Participated in understanding the business demand and the patterns of activity throughout the organization
- Supported the BI Director during the design and/or enhancement of BI owned processes
- Supported other process owners during the design or enhancement of non-BI owned processes
- Assisted functional data analysts in certain aspects of the analytics lifecycle by training the tool’s functionality and feature set during visualization development
- Conduct change evaluations when necessary
- Audited the compliance of BI policies, processes and best practice
- Produced visualizations and reports around the KPIs that are implemented to monitor the BI critical success factors
- Supported data analysts on BI policy, processes and best practice
- Supported in the resolution of data integrity issues
- Managed and assist in improvement initiatives within all BI owned or non-owned processes
- Compiled and conduct customer satisfaction surveys
- Provided input to the CI (continuous improvement) team to register recommendations on all aspects of the system (people, process, product)
- Authorized and managed best practice of data artifacts as per MDM best practices and standards
- Evaluated trends to understand competitive environments and assess current strategies.
- Identified and documented project constraints, assumptions, business impacts, risks and scope exclusions.
- Designed and developed schema data models.
- Created and improved intelligence resources to facilitate consistent data management strategies.
- Participated in requirements meetings and data mapping sessions to understand business needs.
Business Process Analyst
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD)
08.2011 - 11.2014
- Analyzed and assessed functional and organizational activities.
- Assessed business processes and identified ways to boost improvement.
- Charted existing business processes in order to define current business activities for the development of procedures and models
- Met with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals
- Researched, reviewed, and analyzed the effectiveness and efficiency of existing processes and developed strategies for enhancing or further leveraging those processes
- Identified and established scope and parameters of process analysis in order to define impact, outcome criteria, and measure-taking actions
- Collaborated in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new products or enhancements to existing products
- Prototyped new procedures for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow
- Performed cost-benefit and return on investment (ROI) analyses for proposed changes to aid management in making implementation decisions
- Coordinated and performed in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new processes, and other post-implementation support.
Business Analyst/ Financial Reporting, Business/Financial Analyst
National Bank of Umm al Quwain
06.2008 - 08.2011
- Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions
- Worked with teams to manage and support all phases of the expense financial planning process
- Develop annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and 3-5year strategic plans in conjunction with managers in company’s analytics
- Track financial status by monitoring variances from plan
- Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; making presentations of findings, analysis, and recommendations
- De cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions
- Increases productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
- Identify financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
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- Develop and track key performance metrics against the company’s strategic objectives
- Support senior management in varied areas of financial analysis including one or all of the following: standard monthly management reporting and variance analyses, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning
- Including the review and coordination of financial analysis across different departments and/or regions / business lines in support of Finance management
- Collect and provide data for Rating Agencies and other authorities.
Financial Analyst Intern
Sharjah International Airport
10.2007 - 12.2007
- Developed and tracked key performance metrics against the company’s strategic objectives
- Worked with the accounting team to manage and support all phases of the expense financial planning process
- Provided information to management by assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.
Education
MBA - Strategy
Strathclyde University Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi - UAE 10.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Finance & Management
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah - UAE 01.2003 - 12.2007
Higher Diploma -
Thomas Edison High School
Virginia, USA 09.2001 - 06.2002
Skills
Data Analytics
Accomplishments
UAE Government Leadership Program of the Office of the Prime Minister – 4th batch Youth Leadership
Certification
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) - Ongoing
Timeline
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) - Ongoing
03-2022
MBA - Strategy
Strathclyde University Abu Dhabi
10.2019 - Current
Senior Analytics Specialist
Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority
08.2019 - Current
Certified KPI Professional
02-2019
Tableau Desktop Qualification
10-2015
Data Analyst
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)
11.2014 - 08.2019
CPP Master (Certified Process Professional)
09-2012
Business Process Analyst
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD)
08.2011 - 11.2014
Business Analyst/ Financial Reporting, Business/Financial Analyst
National Bank of Umm al Quwain
06.2008 - 08.2011
Financial Analyst Intern
Sharjah International Airport
10.2007 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Finance & Management
American University of Sharjah
01.2003 - 12.2007
Higher Diploma -
Thomas Edison High School
09.2001 - 06.2002
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